Igor Tregub takes early lead in Berkeley's District 4 special election

ALCO Democratic Party chair leads ranked choice voting race; DA Pamela Price abruptly cancels unveiling of her Chinese name; San Leandro councilmember's latest flub

Berkeley City Council candidate Igor Tregub has taken the early lead in Tuesday’s District 4 special election.

ELECTION 2024

BERKELEY SPECIAL ELEX - DISTRICT 4

—THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR—Igor Tregub is leading the Berkeley City Council special election in District 4 with a little help from an ally.

—Tregub, the chair of the Alameda County Democratic Party, leads the four-candidate race after three rounds of ranked choice voting tabulations on Tuesday night over Elana Auerbach.

—Tregub also received the most first-place votes.

—Early results show voters that backed Ruben Hernández Story also selected Tregub as their second choice, boosting Tregub to a simple majority of votes.

—A similar dynamic bumped Elana Auerbach, via second-place votes from Soli Alpert, over Hernández Story into second place after ranked choice voting tabulations.

EARLY RESULTS

FIRST ROUND VOTES

• TREGUB 319 votes, 31.12%

• HERNÁNDEZ STORY 272 votes, 26.54%

• AUERBACH 246 votes, 24.00%

• ALPERT 188 votes, 18.34%

—Voter turnout: 13.91%

RANKED CHOICE VOTING TABULATIONS

• TREGUB 537 votes, 56.47%

• AUERBACH 414 votes, 43.53%

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